Educational Resources

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Digital Citizenship and Cyber Safety

Visit the School Social Work blog post Keeping Kids Safe In A Digital Age and the ACPS Digital Citizenship Zone to learn more.

ACPS has also created a digital 1:1 initiative page, which provides helpful information about chromebook use and policy.

Technology Resources

ACPS Virtual Learning Resources 

ACPS Tech Resources for Students & Families 

How to Become an Observer of Your Student's Canvas Account

"Making Virtual Learning Work"  A one-hour live stream event from 6-7 pm every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month. 

Technology How To's Elementary

Canvas at Home-Students First Days

Student Canvas Cheat Sheet

How to Navigate Canvas as a Student

Canvas Student Tutorials

Keeping Your Child Engaged in Virtual Learning

Families and caregivers can help children stay engaged and focused on learning by helping students create goals.

Consider helping your child set short-term goals for learning each day and week. Consider having your child use the following prompts: 

• My goals for today are:

• My goals for this week are:

Visit this link for more ideas, Distance Learning Resource Center webpage or the USA Today article.

Keeping To A Schedule

As school changes occur, it is important to maintain some sense of normalcy for our children.  Below are sample schedules of structuring their day during periods of school closure or disruption.  Click here for more helpful ideas. 

**Please contact your child's teacher or school if they are struggling with the virtual learning platform. We are here to help!

Online Learning Resources

Pre-K Online Learning Resources

K-5th Online Learning Resources

6-12 Online Learning Resources 

Instructional Resources for Students With Disabilities

Virginia Learns Anywhere Task Force

At-Home Learning Links for Elementary PreK-5

At-Home Learning Links for Secondary 6-12

Learn Local Facebook Group

Scholastic Learn At Home

Daily Free Learning Workbooks

150+ EDUCATIONAL SHOWS ON NETFLIX

IDEAS FOR BEING HOME WITH KIDS

Helping Kids Rise compiled this great list of READING websites for kids to keep the learning going despite many schools being closed due to the coronavirus. 

1. ABCya! - http://abcya.com

2. Starfall - http://starfall.com

3. Storynory - http://www.storynory.com

4. Oxford Owl - http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk

5. Storyline Online - http://www.storylineonline.net

6. National Geographic Young Explorers

http://ngexplorer.cengage.com/ngyoungexplorer/index.html

7. FunBrain - https://www.funbrain.com/books

8. International Children’s Digital Library - http://en.childrenslibrary.org/

9. PBS Reading Games - https://pbskids.org/games/reading/

10. ReadThinkWrite - http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/

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